Diabetes: Prevention - Slide 8

Diabetes Prevention

• 57 million U.S. adults ages 20 and older have pre-diabetes

NIDDK, National Diabetes Statistics 2007. www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/statistics

Note:

• We learned from the DPP that it is possible to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. It is important to reach the population at risk of developing this condition with this message. The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) promotes the awareness of pre-diabetes – what it is and how to reduce the risk – with individuals, families, communities, organizations and health care professionals.

Reference

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet: General information and national estimates on diabetes in the United States, 2007. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 2008.

Revised September 2008